[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 112th Congress]
[112nd Congress]
[House Document 111-157]
[Legislate Procedures Enacted in Law]
[Pages 1214-1216]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
17. Federal Election Commission Regulations
a. federal election campaign act of 1971, Sec. 311(d)
[2 U.S.C. 438(d)]
Sec. 311. * * *(d)(1) Before prescribing any rule, regulation, or form
under this section or any other provision of this Act, the Commission
shall transmit a statement with respect to such rule, regulation, or
form to the Senate and the House of Representatives, in accordance with
this subsection. Such statement shall set forth the proposed rule,
regulation, or form, and shall contain a detailed explanation and
justification of it.
(2) If either House of the Congress does not disapprove by resolution
any proposed rule or regulation submitted by the Commission under this
section within 30 legislative days after the date of the receipt of such
proposed rule or regulation or within 10 legislative days after the date
of receipt of such proposed form, the Commission may prescribe such
rule, regulation, or form.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``legislative day''
means, with respect to statements transmitted to the Senate, any
calendar day on which the Senate is in session, and with respect to
statements transmitted to the House of Representatives, any calendar day
on which the House of Representatives is in session.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, the terms ``rule'' and
``regulation'' mean a provision or series of interrelated provisions
stating a single, separate rule of law.
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rule,
regulation, or form or a motion to proceed to the consideration of such
a resolution, is highly privileged and shall be decided without debate.
(5)(A) A motion to discharge a committee of the Senate from the
consideration of a resolution relating to any such
(B) Whenever a committee of the House of Representatives reports any
resolution relating to any such form, rule or regulation, it is at any
time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same
effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of
the resolution. The motion is highly privileged and is not debatable. An
amendment to the motion is not in order, and is not in order to move to
reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed with.
b. internal revenue code of 1986, Sec. 9039
[26 U.S.C. 9039]
Sec. 9039. * * *(c) Review of regulations
(1) The Commission, before prescribing any rule or regulation
under subsection (b), shall transmit a statement with respect to
such rule or regulation to the Senate and to the House of
Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of this
subsection. Such statement shall set forth the proposed rule or
regulation and shall contain a detailed explanation and
justification of such rule or regulation.
(2) If either such House does not, through appropriate action,
disapprove the proposed rule or regulation set forth in such
statement no later than 30 legislative days after receipt of
such statement, then the Commission may prescribe such rule or
regulation. Whenever a committee of the House of Representatives
reports any resolution relating to any such rule or regulation,
it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous
motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to
proceed to the consideration of the resolution. The motion is
highly privileged and is not debatable. An amendment to the
motion is not in order, and it is not in order to move to
reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or
disagreed to. The Commission may not prescribe any rule or
regulation which is disapproved by either such House under this
paragraph.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``legislative
days'' does not include any calendar day on which both Houses of
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the Congress are not in session.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``rule or
regulation'' means a provision or series of interrelated
provisions stating a single separable rule of law.
Sec. 1130(18)